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Comparing Whole-Body Vibration vs. Balance Board Exercise for Pain, Function, and Quality of Life in Obese Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis

NCT07568691 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 44

Last updated 2026-05-06

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Summary

Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a joint disease commonly found in the knee. Therapeutic exercise has been known as the most common therapy to treat OA, however, therapy only focuses on reducing symptoms, not on treatment of the disease which help reduce cost and improve long term quality of life. Objective: This randomized controlled trial aim was to compare the effectiveness of Stochastic Resonance Therapy-Whole Body Vibration (SRT-WBV) vs. Balance Board (BB) training on knee pain, knee function and quality of life in obese patients with osteoarthritis. Design: Randomized controlled trial. Methods: Forty-four subjects diagnosed with Grade I-II Osteoarthritis Kellgren Lawrence and Grade I obesity were included, randomized to two treatment groups, the SRT-WBV (n=22) or BB (n=22) to complete a series of exercises over eight weeks. Evaluation using the following clinical outcomes: Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Timed Up and Go test (TUG), Single leg stance (SLS) test, Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) and Short Form 12 Health Survey Questions (SF-12).

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Stochastic Resonance Therapy-Whole Body Vibration

A total of 16 therapeutic exercise sessions were conducted during the intervention where 2 sessions were conducted every week, separated by at least one day. Specifically, subjects assigned to either group, with each session began with standardized warm-up exercises lasting approximately 5-10 minutes, followed by specific therapeutic exercises such as SRT-WBV and Balance Board.

DEVICE

Balance Board

The balance board intervention used different durations as its intensity, such as 7.5 minutes, 10 minutes, 12.5 minutes, and 15 minutes continuously without resting period. The intensity of exercise was progressively increased every 2 weeks until completion of the program.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Terramed Physio & Rehab

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • National Sports Institute Malaysia

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Indonesia University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Tirza Z Tamin, MD · Indonesia University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
45 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-03-01
Primary Completion
2023-09-30
Completion
2023-10-15

Countries

  • Indonesia

Study Locations

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Diseases

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